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INVENTOR BY ldwm- ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BALI-:'-TlE-MAKING MACHINE.

To lar/ZZ` whorn it ma/y'concen:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM D. FERRIS, a

citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Ster- I `ling, Whiteside county, Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bale- Tie-Making Machines, of which the following is a specification.,

The invention is a machine for making bale-ties from wire-strands; and it consists in improvements in-the mechanism of the.

machine set forth in United States'Patent" o. 701,478, granted June,

bale-tie-makin I 1902, to Peter Frantz. vThe said improvetion.

ments are designed to render the machine more rapid, certain, and accurate in opera'- Theyinclude the construction and arran ement of the loop-forming mechanism, t e construction and arran ement of the devices for regulating the lengt of the bentover portion of the ,tie-wire which forms the loop, the construction and arrangement of the tension device for controllingthe wire during the regulation aforesaid of its length,y

theconstruc-tion and arrangement ofthe feeding devices for ythe strands, the construction and arrangement of the knife-adjusting devices in the cutting-off mechanism, the construction'and'.arrangement of the mechanism l for conveyinolthe wires laterally and succesand arr an ement ofthe counting andbindin devices, a so the various combinations an particularly Set forth i' land 1a.'

sively from trlie cutting-off devices, the construction and arrangement of the means for arresting movement f the twisting-head and4 j also vofthe gearing due to the inertia of saidV gearing, the construction and arrangement of the continuously-rotating mechanism for actuating the twisting-head, the construction instrumentalities more In the claims.-

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1l and 1l show the entire machine 1n side elevation. Owing to the length of the machine portions of it are-.broken away. Figs. 2 and 2 constitute a plan view of the entiremachinewith portions broken away, as in Figs.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation and paltial section of the machine on the drivingpulley side, taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an elevation of the opposite end of said machine., Fig. 4*1 shows in detail ythe rear side of the ycam 170 in section on lines 494% Fi 1, and taken in the direction ofthe arrow a jacent to said line. Fi 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken on t e line 5 5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is an enlarged transverse sec- Specication of Letters Patent.

Application file November 6, 1905. Serial No. 286,144.

PatentedOct. 23, 1906.

tion on the line 6) 6X, Fig. 3. Fig. 7 showsl the mechanism for drivin the twisting-head in detailland the frictionrake for-stopping `said, head in section on' the line 7 X 7 X of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 a isa transverse section of the friction-brake shown in Fi .,7. Fig. 8 vis a face view of a part'of the c utch for driving the twisting-head with its shaft in section, this view being taken on the line 8X 8X of Fig. '5. Fig. 9 represents the same on theline 9X 9 of Fig. 5. Fig. 10 shows the connecting locking mechanism of the clutch 93 97 in section Fig. 11 shows in on the line 10 10Xof Fig. 5. detail the mechanism forraising the loopingpin, taken in section on the line-11 11X of Fig. 5. 'Fig'. 12 shows"in detail the 'device for ripping the end of the wire While the loop is eing formed in section on the line 12X 12Xof Fig. 5. Fig. 13 shows part ofthe loop-forming mechanism in detail on the line 13X '13X of Fig. 5. Fig. 14 shows part of the feeding mechanismy in detail on the line 1 4X 14X of Fig. 5. Fig. lshows in detail the device for cutting the strands to suitable length to form tie-wires and for conveying them to the loopformin mechanism in section on the line 15 15 ofI` tudinal guides for the vwires and mechanism for driving the endless conveyers which receive the wires from said uides in section on' l `ig. 17 is a detail section on the line 17 X 17 X of Fig. 18, showing the the line 16X 16X ofFig. 6.

longitudinal guides for the wires in open position. Fig. 18 is adetail section on theline 18 18 of Fig. 16, Fig. 19 shows in end elevation F ig. 20 is a secti on on the line 20X` 20X of Fig. y19. Fig. 21 is a side lelevation in` detail of the mechanism for binding the finished ties in bundles. Fig. 22 is a section on the lineI 22 22X of Fig. 21. Fig. 23 is a lan view-in detail of the device shown in ig. 21. Fig. 2 4 is a detail view of the mechanism for securing the ties in bundles, the same being in position for deliverin the bundles from the machine Fig. 24 Is a cross-section of a bound bundle of i completed bale-ties as delivered from the machine. Fig. 24b is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 25 is a section on the line 25 25X of Fi0n21. Fig. 26 is a side elevationl of the clutch mechanism fordriving the device for binding the wire in bundles. Fig. 27 is a section on the line 27X 27 of Fig. 26. a section on the line 28X 28X of Fig..23. Fig.

29 is a detail top view'of the mechanism for.

forming the loop on the end of a tie-wire.

Fig. 28 is n ig. 6. Fig. 16 shows in detail longi- IIO Fig. 30 is an end elevation ofthe gripping device for holding the parts of the tie-wire during the process of forming the loop. Fig. 31 is a detail view, in vertical longitudinal section, o f the device for forming the loop on the end of the wire. Fig. 32 shows the same with the' twisting-head in another position.' Fig. 33 is a top view of said loop-forming device, showing the loop in rocess of formation. Fig. 34 is a side elevation and partial section of the mechanism for operating the device for cutting off the strands. Fig. 35 shows the mechanism for arresting the motion of the twistingdiead and for preventing the actuating-gear 101 from running ahead oi the segment 222. Fig. 36 shows in detail the meehonism for operating the device for bending the wires. Fig. 37 is a perspective view, and Fig. 33 an edge view, of the cam 170, shown also in Fig. 4a. F ig. 39 shows the twisted ioop or eye formed by this machine and constituting an engaging part of the tie. Fig. L shows in detait the device Jfor diverting cut-ofi tie-'wires out of the machine at the wili of the operator.

Similar numbers and letters of reference indicate like parts.

The form of tie which this machine is designed to maire is that in which the engaging art of the tie consists of a simple twisted oop, Fig. 39. The general operation of the machine is as foiiows: Any desired number of strands-say, for exemple, sixware 'fed into the machine directly from the reeis or from the tempering and annealing furnsee. These strands are cut to suitable length and then conveyed successively and lateraliy to the ioopmforming mechanism. The now completed ties are delivered to a retaining device in which they aocumuiate untii suiiicient number oi' them-say twenty iivewhs-.ve been gathered to form e bundle. A bindingwire is then wropped; around the bundie end the bundie is disohar ed irom the machine.

As soon es the ends o the strands are cut oit pinlon 6 on shaft 7, Figs. eend 19. Shaft 7 carries the bevei inionI 8, which engeges with bevei-gear Q Figs. 3 end e. @n the shaft oi bevel-gettis is s. geer- M), which, eny s `with gear 11. Gearil engages with pinion 12 on the shaft 13, Fig. 3, which sheit oarries the lower ieed-rolis 14. There ere a series of said eed-roils, erich having a portion ot its cir- They are cumference smooth and a portion 15 toothed,

the two portions being preferably formed iutegrally, and the shaft 13, on which said rolls are fast, is journaled in the two upwardlyprojecting standards 17. The up )er feedrolls 16 are made in the same way, ut their supporting-shaft is not journaled in standards 17, so that they sim ly lie between seid standards and upon the ower rolls, with the toothed ortions of each in engagement.

iield down by the pivoted upward lycurved bar 212, the construction and 'operation of which will be hereinafter explained. it will thus be seen that when the shaft 13 of the lower rolls is rotated by the means described these rolls communica-te their motion through the engaging toothed portions to the upper rolls. As here shown, six wires m n o j) g 1 are simultaneously brought into the machine from the annealing furnace or roel. They pass through fixed guides 18,

Figs. 3 and 6, then between the smooth surfaces of the feed-rol1s, then to fixed guides 19, and then to the cutting niechenism. Each guide 19 consists of s tube 22, clamped by bolt 23 between an upper fixed piece 2() and a iower movable piece 21. The object of this construction is to enable the ports 21 to be separated at will and the tube to be removed for cieaning. From the guides 'i9 the wircs poss to the cutting-cti' mechanism. @u one erm ei the genr 11 is o. roiler 2e, (best shown in Fig. 34, slso in Figs. and 3,) which when seid gear rotates meets the depending end of the lever 25. The other end of said lever is pivoted by bolt 300 to under side of a piste 301, secured on roch-shaft 2G, so that seid lever may svfin.1 iat/emily on said pivot.

Referring new to Fig. 15, upon roch-shaft 2d is fest arm 27, havin@ at its upper end e tinnsverse slot 23, whici receives a stud 29, which enters the trsnsverselyssliding har 30. @n the under side or' ber 3G ere secured six biochs 31, recessed on their under side. lThese blocks 31 receive the u per rounded ends ci the knife-levers 32, w uch are pivot'ed upon the frame Below their pivots the levers 32 carry cutting-blades 34, which move in close roximity to the fece of the guide-tubes 35, 6, which tubes are secured in trame 33.. ihe iower extremity ci the erm Z7 on rock-shaft 26 hns a cup 3o, awhich receives a helicai spring 37, the other end oi which spring is received u on a stud 38 on the frame oi' the machine. y the rotation of the gear 4 the rock-shaft 26 is vi- .brated, causing the bar to reciprocate in its bea-rings and' so to actuate simuitaneously ail of the cutting-oit" levers 31 todivide the siii strands. Thisl cutting off of the strands taires place et every sixth revolution ot the gear e, which rotates continuously. This is accomplished bythe ioiiowing means:

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39, which in rotating bears against the roller on the lever 41. y'Said lever is pivoted at its lower end to a stationary shaft 42, which asses through the frame of the machine.

he roller 40 1s held in contact with the carnsurface by means of 'a helical spring 43, which is connected to the lever 41 near its upper end and to`a iixed eyebolt. The u per end of lever 41 is forked to. receive t e pawl 44, which is held in upward position by means of the helical spring 45, seated in a lug in the side of lever41. Pawl. 44 enfrages with the six-toothed ratchet 46 on shaft 47. Said shaft 47 carries a toothed -gear 48, Fig. 18, which engages with a gear 49 on the stud 50, journaled in a bracket on the frame, which stud 50 carries Vcam 51, having a guidegroove 52 on its circumferentialperi hery. Entering said guide-groove is a roller 53, which is on the end of the long arm 54, Fig.

'6, the end of which arm is bent upward vertically to form a rod 55, (best shown in Fig. 34,) which passes .through and is guided by an eyebolt 56, fixed on the lever 25.

. It follows from the foregoing construction that at each revolution of the cam 39 the ratchet-wheel 46 is advanced one tooth, and

' inasmuch as the ratchet-wheel has six teeth it takes six movements of the pawl 44 to effeet' one revolution of the ratchet, and consequently one revolution of the cam 51. By.

. 300 intermittently awav from the roller 24 on gear 4. The construction is such that the lever 25 is brought into position to be engaged by the roller 24 once during every six re'volu` tions of the gear 4, and during the remaining. five revolutions of said gear the arm 25 is either stationary or else is moving into or out of engaging'position.

A ljus tments of the cutting-ofvnechanism-- Returning to Fig. 1 5, the following adjustments lare to be noted: The recessed blocks.

' 31, which receive the vends of the knife-levers 32, are connected to the slidin bar 30 by bolts 57, which pass throu `h ongitudinal slots in said bar. Hence by oosening its associatedbolt 57 each'block 31 may be adjusted in said bar to alter' the throw of its knifelever and so to allow the knife to be set to com ensate for- 'wear- The pivotin 29, whici connects the lever 27 tov the liar 30, may be adji'sted in the slot 28 by means of a set-screw 58, and lin this wa the said bar 30 and all of the blocks carrie the'reb may be rpart of each conveyer is a fixed ta been fed-by the feed-rolls a sufficient distance past the cutting-ofi device.

Releasing the wires from the cutting-off mechanisme-Extending the entire length of the machine from the cutting-off'device to the end are six pair of uides, (shown at 59, 60, 61., 62, 63 and 64, igs. 2 and 2a.) Sectional views of these guides are given in Figs. 16 and 17. Each guide, as 59, is made in two parts. The upper fixed part 65 has a groove on its under side to receive the wire and is fast on the arm 66 of lthe machine. The lower movable part 67 is carried by the de- ,pending bracket 68 on the side of the bar 69,

which is caused to reciprocate ina groove in arm 66 by means of the lever 70, fast on the rock-shaft 26. As the rock-shaft 26 vibrates of the wires, since both mechanisms are controlled by the same rock-shaft 26. p

The mechanism Zfor laterally conveying the cut-Qwlres to the yoop-fornfn'ng n'techan'ism.- On shaft 47, Figs. 2, 2a, 6, and 15, are a number of sprocket-wheels 71. On the parallel shaft V72, Figs. 2, 2a, and 15, are a similar number of sprocket-wheels 73. Extending between the bars of sprocket-wheels 71 and 72 are the endless conveyer-belts 74. vThe said conveyer-belts 74 are formed of link-sections 75, having upwardly-extending projections inwardly curved or inclined on their outer surfaces, so that between said projections are formed `recesses 76 for the reception ofthe wires. .Beneath the wire-sup) orting 1le 302,

igs. 4 and l5, which holds up the belt andl prevents it sagging downward under the suitable -len th .by the knives 34, Fig. 15, the said cut-o portions then, as already described; being released by the guides drop into the recesses, and thus are carried laterally onward by said conveyers. From the IOO `weight of the wires. The timing of the mechvanisrnis such that when strands are cut off. to

conveyers 74 the tie-wires may be carried to the loop-forming mechanism or diverted by .means soon to be described out of themachine, in which latter case any further opera- 1 tion u onv them may be done by hand 0r by other. evices.

Devices or operating the loop-forming mecllanism.- he object of this mechanism is to produce a loopor eye by bending over and twistin the end of each tie-wire. It is conirst to'Fig. 2, on the end offshaft. 5, which carries the gear 4, is a sprocket-wheel 77 which through the chain 78 rotates thel sprocket-wheel79, which is fast on one jawv structe and operates as follows: Referring of the clutch 80. The sliding jawof saidy into any one of the recesses of said disk.

j able in slots in the arm 88 by means of set sev , that the engagement of the clutch-disks 93 y the clutch, which is lcommunicated to the which engages with the pinion 102, fast on loop-forming mechanism or out ofthe machine clutch 80 has only one engaging projection 83 so that it is therefore impossible to bring this clutch into operation out of proper time. The part of the clutch 80 which carries the sprocket-wheel 79 is loose on the shaft 81, and hence when the clutch is engaged the shaft 81 is set in rotation by the chain belt 78. The recessed disk 84 on the end of shaft 81 is merely for convenience in turning said shaft' by hand by inserting a suitable lever Referring to'Figs. 5, 7, 7a, 8,y 9, and A10, on shaft 81 is a cam 85, which received between rollers 86 and 87,fjournaled in the bent arm 88, which is fas-t on the rock-shaft 89. The journals of rollers 86 and 87 are adjust-4 screws 90. On one side of the upper part of arm 88 is bolted a curved rack 91, which engages with the pinion 92 on shaft 81. The pinion 92` is fast on one side of the clutchdisk 93, Figs. 5 and 10. 0n the outerface of the clutch-disk 93 areltwo recesses 94, Fig. 10, in each of which is a hollow' cylindrical dog 95, which receives internally a helical setting-out spring 96. The protruding end of the dog 95 is tapered to enter the recess in the opposite disk 97 of the .,clutch. These recesses are formed in the following manner: In the face of the disk 97 is inserted a pair of steel blocks 98, each one of which 'is cut out on one side to forma shouldered recess, as represented in Fig. 10, which recess meets an inclined recess 99 in the face of the disk 97. ItWill be .obvious that inasmuch as the rack 91 reciprocates the pinion 92 is rotated first in one direction and then in the other and and 97 Will by reason of the construction described occur positively when the -disk 93' is turned in one direction and will not occur when it is turned in the other, when the dogs 95 will runl upon ythe inclines 99v and so free themselves from the disk'97 A rocking motion is therefore imparted to the part 97 ofv sleeve 100, Fig. 5, through which'shaft 81 passes. This sleeve carries Lthe gear 101,

shaft 103, on whichshaft .the twistin -head 104 is carried. Attention is called to t e fact that the shaft 81 extends through the machine, and by mechanism actuated by this shaft and now to be described the various operations of bending and gripping the wire during the loop-forming operation are performed.

The device for diverting the tie-wires to the at WZL-Referring to Fig. 40, the wires are received as they fallfrom the guides 59 to 64 into the spaces 76 between the projections on conveyers 74, which oarr said wires laterally, as already describe and then drop each wire successively upon forked be adjusted to hold the shaft 106 in the polsition shown in full lines in Fig. 40, when the arms 105 are then in place to permit the wires to slide laterally downward on them, as indicated by the arrow, from the conveyers 7 4 to the conveyer-Wheels 129, by which said Wires are carried to the loop-forming mechanism. When the gvuide-arms'105 are set in the position shown in dottedlines, Fig. 40, the wires slide down into a suitable receptacle on the floor, and hence out of the machine. The object of the adjustable arms l105 is to enable the operator to ycause the cutoff wires to pass to the loop-forming mechanism or not at will. Ordinarily the wires lcome to this machine directly from the annealing-furnace. If the progress of the wires through this furnace is arrested for any cause-as, for example, by the stoppage of the whole machine-that portion of the Wires in the furnace will be burned, and so destroyed. It is therefore very important that the Inovelment of the wire into the machine should not be interrupted. If, therefore, it should happen that the loop-forming mechanism needed readjustment or repair, the necessity of stopping the entire machine is avoided by the above-described device, since the wires can be fed in without interruptionand cut off and then by adjusting the arms 105 led into ythe receptacle aforesaid, from which they can be removed and finished by hand, if desired. When the repairs are iin'ished, the

handle 108 is thrown over to bring the arms 105 in proper osition once more to conduct ,the wires to tli use of the clutch, which is o erated by the handle 82, Fig.2, will now also become apparent. VIn order to repair the loop-forming mechanism, it is necessary, ofcourse, to'. stop the motion thereof, and this is done by disconnecting the clutch at by vmeans of the handle 82. Attention is therefore called to the fact that in this machine I rovide, first, means for diverting the cut-ofipwires out of the machining` and, second, means for disconnecting said loopforming mechanism from the motive power,so -as to bring it to -rest at W The loop-forming mechanism-I now return to shaft 103, Fig. 5, which :carries the twisting-head 104. As shown in Fig. 31, the said head consists of a cylindrical carrier 110, in which is pivoted a lever 111, which carries IIO e conveyer-wheels 129. The

moved in the other direction acts `upon thel arm 113 of said lever to lift the pin 112 out of said hole, as shown in Fig. 31'. Besides the twisting-head and pin 'ust described I employ, in' order to form t e loop on the end of the wire, two other devices-viz., the vise for grip ing said wire and a` swinging pin for ben ing said wire back' on itself preparatory to twisting the loop. The vise, which- 1s shown in' Figs. 31 and 32, consists of a fixed lower portion 115 fanda vertically-movable upper portion 116, which upper portion is brought down upon the lower portion in order to grasp the wire.l The bending-pin 117, Fig. 31 is carried by a crank-arm 118 on the end of a vertical spindle 119, which passes through the same casting which carries the lower part 115 of the vise. The three partsnamely, twisting-head, vise, `and bendingpin-are all operated by cams fast on the shaft 8,1.4 The twisting-head is o erated from cam 120, Fig. 5, in the periphera groove of which runsa roller onthe end of the pivoted ,lever 121, the other end of which lever is yoked to connectwith the grooved ring 1 14.

The upperjaw 116 of the holding device is pivoted at 122 and has a downwardly-extending arm 122x, carrying a roller entering a circumferential groove of cam 123. On

. the lower end of the spindle 1 19, which carries the bending-pin 118, is a bevel-gear 124, with which engages a curved rack 125, Fig. 1.3,

. carried on the end )of a pivoted lever 4126,

which lever has at its lower end a'roller entering the groove in the circumference of the cam 127. The loop-forming operation is performed invthe'following mannerrThe wire on which the loop is tobe formed passes from the arms 105 when set as shown in Fig. 40 to the recesses between projections 128 on th'e circumference of'conveyer-wheels 129. Said wheels are carried on along shaft 1,30, Figs. 5 and 14, which is rotated in the following manner: On the shaft 81 is a cam 131, which acts upon a bell-crank lever 132, which carries at its end a springawl.13'3. Said awl engages with a ratc et` 134, fast on s aft 130. Lever 132is provided with a helical retracting-spring 135. y

Device forn equalizing the ends of the wires bent to form Zoops.-Attention is now called to Fig'. 11 and t0 the arrows shown adjacent to the line 11X 11 of Fig. 5, showin the direction in vwhich this section is ta en. `It

will act u on eachwire in turn just before it yupon the helical spring 142.

. part.

may protrude beyond said wheel to different extents. It is necessar ,.therefore, to equalize these ends beforel t etwisting operation is begun, and hence to provide a device which reaches' t e twisting device to push it in a longitudinal direction so that it will rotrude 'from the conveyer-Wheels .nearest t e loopforming device only to a certain definite amount. This is effected in the following .manner Secured on one arm of the 'yoke of lever 121, Fig. 11, by means of a bolt andlug 136 is a vertical plate 1.37. y This' plate strikes the end of the wire t, Figsf`5 and 12, next receding the Wire u, which wire luJ is actual in the twisting device and forces that wire t inwardly, (to the left of Fig. (5,) and thus regulates the extent of its protrusion. 1 Meanwhile thel wire t is sub'ected to the action ofy a tension device, Whic is illustratedin Fig. 12. On the` toprof the upper jaw 116 of the vise is ajbar 138, which receives the transverse pivot of a rod 139, carr ing a presser-foot 140 at its lower end. T e rod 139 has a bell-crank arm 141, which bears After the jaw has descended for a kcertain distance and just before the pusher-plate 137 is ready to act the presser-foot140 comes down upon the: wire t and revents its being thrown too far backward plate.

The ormat'ion of the loop- The formation of the oop or engaging part 'of the tie on the end of the wire is now effected in the followy the endwise push of :Huid

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ing manner: The first osition of the wire is as shown in Fig. 31. he upper jaw v116 of the vise has descended sufficiently far-to prevent the end of the Wirewhich is to be bent backward from loopin over the standing The in 112 on' yever 111 now moves down, Ias in icated by the small arrow, Fig.

31. The bending-'pin 118 then swings .l

around, as shown in Fi 33, carryin that portion 'of the 4wire whic is beyond t e 1pm 112ar0u'nd said vin and backward, t us producing a comp ete loop in the wire, as

shown in Fig. 29. The jaw 116 now completesits descent, tightly gripping both partsl of the wire, as shown in Fig. 30. The twisting-head then rotates and twists together the arts formin the loop, as'shown in 32. he twistin ead then resumes the position shown in Fig. 31, and the pin 112 rises, freeing the l'oo The upper jaw 116 of the vise rises, and t e bale-tie with the complete loo on its end is now ready to go to the bundling device. j

The foregoing operation is repeated successively on all the wires as they are carried .to the loop-forming mechanism bythe conveyer-wheels 129.

The counting amibu'ndling lavica-Journaled in bearings on the front of the machine is a rock-shaft 143, Figs. 1, 1, 2, and 2, fastl 

